2009 | B/N | 105 min Lalo and Stefanie are two high-school kids living in Brooklyn. Lalo comes from a Mexican immigrant family that struggles financially. His father, formerly a janitor at the World Trade Center, now works at Ground Zero cleaning up debris while his mother tries to make ends meet. Stefanie?s family is Dominican and they moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn after her sister was killed in the attacks. While her mother tries to hold the family together, her father is overwhelmed by the loss and cannot control his anger. In the midst of their family turmoil and exactly one month after the WTC attacks, Lalo and Stefanie meet at a birthday party, and although they start off on the wrong foot, the ice melts, and their budding friendship becomes a clandestine romance. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Ángeles; Cruz Script: Topete; María, Ángeles; Cruz Production: Topete; María, Lawler; James, Knudsen; Lars, Van Hoy; Jay Photography: Davidson; Chad Sound: Offin; Eric Music: Belardinelli; Daniel Cast:Bonilla; Ej, Inoa; Gleendilys, Arizmendi; Yareli, Torres; Gina, Chavira; Ricardo, Kellum Castro; Dennis, Alcázar; Damián, Castillo; Raúl, Martínez; Adrián Participation year at FICM: 2011
2009 | B/N | 105 min Lalo and Stefanie are two high-school kids living in Brooklyn. Lalo comes from a Mexican immigrant family that struggles financially. His father, formerly a janitor at the World Trade Center, now works at Ground Zero cleaning up debris while his mother tries to make ends meet. Stefanie?s family is Dominican and they moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn after her sister was killed in the attacks. While her mother tries to hold the family together, her father is overwhelmed by the loss and cannot control his anger. In the midst of their family turmoil and exactly one month after the WTC attacks, Lalo and Stefanie meet at a birthday party, and although they start off on the wrong foot, the ice melts, and their budding friendship becomes a clandestine romance. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Ángeles; Cruz Script: Topete; María, Ángeles; Cruz Production: Topete; María, Lawler; James, Knudsen; Lars, Van Hoy; Jay Photography: Davidson; Chad Sound: Offin; Eric Music: Belardinelli; Daniel Cast:Bonilla; Ej, Inoa; Gleendilys, Arizmendi; Yareli, Torres; Gina, Chavira; Ricardo, Kellum Castro; Dennis, Alcázar; Damián, Castillo; Raúl, Martínez; Adrián Participation year at FICM: 2011
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Arcángel Arcángel is a fifty year old peasant facing accelerating vision loss. Before total darkness overtakes him, he needs to find a nursing home for Patrocinia, an elderly woman from his community that is totally dependant on him. See More
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